By: Madeline Lutz Block 1 Ivory Coast By: Madeline Lutz Block 1

Location Ivory Coast is located in West Africa. It is surrounded by Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia, and Guinea. Also called Cote d'Ivoire.

Ivory Coast Map

Historical Events In 1637, missionaries landed at Assignee near the Gold Coast. Ivory Coast became independent on August 7, 1960. On november 3, 1960, Ivory Coast adopts constitution

History (continued) It was important that missionaries landed in Ivory Coast because if they didn’t Ivory coast would not have been discovered. If Ivory Coast did not become independent then the French would still have control over the country. When Ivory Coast adopted a constitution it had all the countries rules so it would be civil.

Current Political Environment On October 31, 1960, the National Assembly of Ivory Coast adopted the Constitution establishing an independent republic. In 1988 governance in Ivory Coast remained the province of one man: President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, affectionately called le vieux (the old man). President Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Imports and Exports Imports Exports Food Consumer Goods Capital Goods Fuel Transportation Equipment Cocoa Coffee Tropical Woods Petroleum Cotton Bananas Pineapples Palm Oil Fish

Cultural Activities There is a week long carnival in Bouaké each March. One of Ivory Coast’s most famous festivals is the Fêtes des Masques (Festival of Masks) in November. A major Muslim holiday is Ramadan where every one fast between sun-up and sun-down. (Near December) Soccer is also a very popular sport in Ivory Coast. Festival of Masks Ivory Coast soccer

What will happen in Ivory Coast? The future of Ivory Coast is unpredictable. But there one of the many outcome could be that since there is a recent unstable government that it will become more stable. Predicting the Future